AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Hani Alesaimi for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering presented on December 4, 2013. Title: Energy-Efcient Routing for Delay-Constrained Data Trafc in Linear \ireless Sensor Networks Abstract approved:

approved: Bechir Hamdaoui Linear wireless sensor networks (L\SN) are special class of wireless sensor networks where sensor nodes are deployed in a straight line. Monitoring industrial pipelines, railroads, tunnels, power lines, and borders are applications of L\SNs. \ireless sensors are tiny devices with limited energy resources; therefore, efcient energy routing in L\SNs is critical. In this work, contention-aware routing schemes for lifetime maximization in time-sensitive and rate-constrained L\SNs are proposed. Furthermore, a L\SN is simulated and the behavior of lifetime against various network parameters is analyzed. © Copyright by Hani Alesaimi December 4, 2013 All Rights Reserved Energy-Efcient Routing for Delay-Constrained Data Trafc in Linear Wireless Sensor Networks by Hani Alesaimi A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfllment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Presented December 4, 2013 Commencement June 2014 Master of Science thesis of Hani Alesaimi presented on December 4, 2013.